Jugjugg Jeeyo director Raj Mehta: ‘Balancing emotion, humour without crossing the line is difficult’

Addressing subjects like infidelity and divorce in a household comedy generally is a tall order, believes director Raj Mehta, who says the makers of his newest launch Jugjugg Jeeyo had been “conscious” about not offending anybody’s sentiments.

A progressive tackle modern-day relationships, Jugjugg Jeeyo stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani.

The filmmaker mentioned motion pictures will all the time be subjected to nitpicking, however one ought to attempt to not cross the road.

“It is a household movie so there are issues that (you’re cautious about) and even usually we had been consciously making an attempt to not offend anybody or go under the belt. We have sufficient sensibility to know the distinction between proper and mistaken.

“Everyone has their own opinion and they dissect, but as makers we are always careful. Trying to balance emotion and humour is creatively very difficult. You have to make sure you are not crossing the line,” Mehta instructed PTI in an interview.

Produced by Dharma Productions, Jugjugg Jeeyo has earned over Rs 68 crore on the home field workplace since its launch on June 24.

The director, who made his debut with 2019’s Good Newwz, mentioned it was “gratifying” to see the viewers give a lot like to his newest film.

“We did a few theatre visits, sat with the audience to watch the film and they were all laughing at the right places. It is gratifying to see the reaction. The box office figures are important. However, as a director, what is more gratifying is the kind of messages that we have been receiving,” he added.

What ties Good Newzz and Jugjugg Jeeyo is use of humour as a tool to debate taboo subjects. Starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Advani, Good Newzz revolved round two {couples} choosing in vitro fertilisation.

His sole function was to make an entertaining movie, even because it handled delicate issues, mentioned Raj Mehta.

“We had been making an attempt to make an entertaining movie. Tell the story of this household and usher in all of the elements to make it an entertaining package deal. We usually are not making an attempt to make a press release or evaluation. If the viewers derives one thing, it’s good.

“I am not trying to develop a style here. I feel the two films that I made had slightly similar overlapping narratives so that’s why it seems like that. But hopefully my next film Selfiee is different,” the director mentioned.

The stellar efficiency by the ensemble forged, which additionally contains Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli, is without doubt one of the contributing components to the success of Jugjugg Jeeyo.

“We have tried to do justice to all the characters because it is an ensemble. Anil sir’s character of Bheem itself was such that it stands out. It was in a way close to Anil sir in real life,” he mentioned.

Asked if he had any plans to make a standalone movie on Bheem, Mehta mentioned a spin-off is a risk.

“The character is interesting enough to have a film of its own and so a sequel and a standalone spin-off on Bheem is possible. (But) I will have to think about it.”

Work is underway on Raj Mehta’s subsequent movie Selfiee, starring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi. The film is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam movie Driving Licence, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu.